Cataloging Collection

[Bob Vogel]

Elizabeth,
 Don't feel like the Lone Ranger! Lee, I think you need to backup and
drive a few of us through that one more time, alittle slower...Best, Bob 

ELIZABETH VAUGHN wrote:
> 
> Boy do I feel dumb.  With this webTV, I am really ignorant about
> computerese.  My kids have computers and work with them, too, so what I
> know about it, I've piked up from them.  But really, I didn't understand
> a word you said
> Elizabeth.
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> Subject: Cataloging Collection
> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:29:16 -0500 (EST)
> From: Lee Peedin <lpeedin@mindspring.com>
> Reply-To: McCoyPottery Online Talk <McCoyPottery-Talk@secure.mia.net>
> To: McCoy List <mccoypottery-talk@secure.mia.net>
> 
> Thought I'd share my experience on
> cataloging my collection.  I first started
> with MS Power Point and created a slide for
> each item.  I then inserted a picture of
> each piece along with a text box that had the
> Mark, Cost, Where I found it, etc.; however,
> PP has so much overhead that I very quickly
> had a file over 75 Meg.
> 
> I then set up a speadsheet (old faithful) in
> Excel.  I wanted to be able to view the
> digital picture that went with each listing
> so I started out inserting the picture in a
> cell, but that too caused a hugh file.  Then
> I discovered HyperLinks.  Excel is expecting
> a hyperlink to be to a web site or another
> MS Office file, but you can point it to any
> file type.
> 
> Now all I have to do is click on the cell
> and the picture appears.  It was a bit time
> consuming to enter the 120+ items, but it
> shouldn't be too hard to keep updated.
> 
> If anyone else has some thoughts on
> cataloging or would like more info on what I
> did, please share.
> 
> Lee in NC

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